Agilent Technologies 4284A User manual

CAUTIONS ON OPERATION
1. UNKNOWN (MEASUREMENT) TERMINALS
Do NOT
NOTNOT
NOT apply DC voltage or current to the UNKNOWN terminals. Doing so will damage
the 4284A. Before you measure a capacitor, be sure the capacitor is fully discharged.
2. MEMORY CARD
Use Agilent Technologies-specified memory cards containing 4284A-specific data only. If
other memory cards are used, the 4284A may be damaged. Non 4284A-specific data
contained on a memory card is not guaranteed, and data may be lost.
To insert a memory card into the MEMORY
MEMORYMEMORY
MEMORY card slot, hold the memory card with the label
facing upward and with the contacts at the slot opening･Insert the card into the slot until
it "clicks" in place.
To remove a memory card from the 4284A, press the UNLOCK button and remove the
card.
Do NOT remove a memory card while LOADing or STORing data. Doing so may damage
the memory card and any data stored in the memory card may be lost.
Store memory cards in their furnished card cases when not in use. The card case protects
memory cards from contamination and electrostatic discharge.
Also, store memory cards under the following environmental conditions.
Storage Temperature Range: -30 ℃to +70 ℃
Storage Humidity Range: 30%. to 85%. (@ +50 ℃)
Do NOT shock or stress memory cards.
When storing or moving your 4284A, be sure the memory card slot is empty (no memory
card inserted).
Do NOT touch the connector contact surface of a memory card and do NOT use chemical
liquids to clean the contacts.

3. HANDLER INTERFACE BOARD (0PTION 201)
If the +5V internal voltage
+5V internal voltage+5V internal voltage
+5V internal voltage (pin 16, 17 or 18 of the handler interface connector) is not
is notis not
is not
output
outputoutput
output, a fuse on the handler interface board (A32F1) has blown and must be replaced.
Two replacement fuses are furnished with the 4284A option 201. Additional fuses are
available from Agilent Technologies. Order PN 2110-0046.
Fuse: Mpm Time Delay 0.5A 12.5V
If you need this fuse, contact your nearest Agilent Technologies Sales and Service Office.
To replace A32F1 , perform the following procedure.
1. To remove the handler interface board (A32), perform procedure I through 7
procedure I through 7procedure I through 7
procedure I through 7 on page
pagepage
page
10-26
10-2610-26
10-26.
2. Remove A32F1 (indicated in Figure A) from socket and carefully insert the new fuse.
3. Replace the handler interface board, top shield plate, rear feet, and top cover.
If the handler interface continues not to output +5V after A32F1 has been replaced,
contact the nearest Agilent Technologies office.

Agilent 4284A PRECISION LCR METER
OPERA
TION MANUAL
(Including Option 001, 002, 006, 201, 202, 301)
SERIAL NUMBERS
This man
ual applies directly to instruments with the serial n
um
ber
prex of 2940J02283,02285 and abo
v
e, and whose R
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are is v
ersion 01.20. F
or additional imp ortan
tinformation about
serial n
um
bers, read \Serial Num
ber" in Chapter 9of this Operation
Man
ual.
Agilent Part No. 04284-90040
Printed in JAPAN January 2001
Eighth Edition

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Safety Summary
The follo
wing general safet
yprecautions m
ust b e observ
ed during all
phases of op eration, service, and repair of this instrument. Failure
to comply with these precautions or with specic
W
ARNINGS
elsewhere in this man
ual ma
yimpair the protection provided by
the equipment. In addition it violates safety standards of design,
man
ufacture, and in
tended use of the instrumen
t.
The A
gilent T
e
chnolo
gies assumes no liability for the customer's
failur
etocomply with these r
e
quir
ements.
Note
4284A complies with INST
ALLA
TION CA
TEGOR
YIIand
POLLUTION DEGREE 2in IEC1010-1. 4284A is INDOOR USE
pro duct.
Note
LEDs in this pro duct are Class 1in accordance with IEC825-1.
CLASS 1LED PR
ODUCT
Ground The Instrument
T
oa
v
oid electric sho c
k hazard, the instrumen
tc
hassis and cabinet
m
ust beconnected to a safetyearth ground by the supplied po
w
er
cable with earth blade.
DO NOT Operate In An
Explosiv
eA
tmosphere
Do not operate the instrumen
tin the presence of ammable gasses or
fumes. Operation of an
yelectrical instrumen
tin suc
han en
vironmen
t
constitutes adenite safet
yhazard.
Keep Aw
ayFrom Liv
e
Circuits
Operating personnel m
ust not remo
v
einstrument co
v
ers. Comp onen
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replacemen
tand in
ternal adjustmen
ts m
ust bemade b
yqualied
main
tenance p ersonnel. Do not replace comp onen
ts with the po
w
er
cable connected. Under certain conditions, dangerous voltages may
exist ev
en with the po
w
er cable remo
ved. To av
oid injuries, alw
a
ys
disconnect po
w
er and disc
harge circuits before touc
hing them.
DO NOT Service Or
Adjust Alone
Do not attempt in
ternal service or adjustmen
tunless another person,
capable of rendering rst aid and resuscitation, is present.
DO NOT Substitute
Parts Or Modify
Instrument
Because of the danger of in
tro ducing additional hazards, do not
install substitute parts or p erform unauthorized mo dications to the
instrumen
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Dangerous Procedure
W
arnings
W
arnings
,suc
has the example belo
w, precede p oten
tially dangerous
pro cedures throughout this man
ual. Instructions contained in the
warnings must be follo
w
ed.
W
arning
Dangerous v
oltages, capable of causing death, are present in this
instrument. Use extreme caution when handling, testing, and adjusting
this instrument.
Safety Symbols
General denitions of safet
ysym
bols used on equipmen
tor
in
manuals are listed belo
w.
Instruction man
ual sym
bol: the pro duct is mark
ed
with this sym
bol when it is necessary for the user to
refer to the instruction man
ual.
Alternating curren
t.
Direct curren
t.
On (Supply).
O (Supply).
In p osition of push-button switc
h.
Out position of push-button switc
h.
F
rame (or c
hassis) terminal. Aconnection to the
frame (c
hassis) of the equipmen
twhic
hnormally
include all exposed metal structures.
This
W
arning
sign denotes ahazard. It calls
atten
tion to apro cedure, practice, condition or the
lik
e, whic
h, if not correctly performed or adhered to,
could result in injury or death to personnel.
This
Caution
sign denotes ahazard. It calls
atten
tion to apro cedure, practice, condition or the
like, whic
h, if not correctly performed or adhered to,
could result in damage to or destruction of part or all
of the pro duct.
Note denotes imp ortant information. It calls
attention to a pro cedure, practice, condition or the
lik
e, whic
hisessen
tial to highlight.
Axed to pro duct con
taining static sensitive devices
use an
ti-static handling pro cedures to prev
ent
electrostatic disc
harge damage to comp onen
t.
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Ho
wTo Use This
Manual
This man
ual, the Operation Man
ual for the 4284A Precision LCR
Meter, contains ten c
hapters plus appendixes, organized for the
conv
enience of the rst time user. After y
ou receiv
ey
our 4284A,
begin with Chapter 1.
Chapter 1
Getting Started
Chapter 1pro
vides unpac
king, initial inspection, and preparation
information necessary for you to kno
wb
efore y
ou apply A
Cpo
w
er.
Chapter 2
Ov
erview
Chapter 2pro
vides information including apro duct o
v
erview and a
tour of the fron
tpanel, whic
hwill help y
ou to quickly learn ho
wto
operate the 4284A.
Chapter 3
DISPLA
YF
ORMA
T
Chapter 3pro
vides detailed information for the display format and
measuremen
tfunction, corresp onding to
4
DISPLA
YF
ORMAT
5
men
uk
ey
.
Chapter 4
MEAS SETUP
Chapter 4pro
vides detailed information for the measuremen
t
condition setup, corresp onding to
4
MEAS SETUP
5
men
uk
ey
.
Chapter 5
CA
T
ALOG/SYSTEM
CONFIGURA
TION
Chapter 5pro
vides detailed information for the in
ternal/external
memory and system conguration catalog of the 4284A,
corresp onding to
4
CA
T
ALOG/SYSTEM
5 men
uk
ey
.
Chapter 6
Measurement Basics
Chapter 6pro
vides the basic measuremen
tpro cedure with the
general imp edance theory and measuremen
ttec
hniques, and practical
measuremen
texamples.
Chapter 7
Remote Control
Chapter 7pro
vides information to con
trol the 4284A using the GPIB
interface.
Chapter 8
Command Reference
Chapter 8pro
vides detailed information for eac
hof
the 4284A GPIB
commands.
Chapter 9
General Information
Chapter 9 pro
vides the sp ecications, rac
k mount/handle kit
installation, and other general information on the 4284A.
Chapter 10
Performance Test
Chapter 10 pro
vides the performance tests for the 4284A used
for incoming insp ection and v
erication that y
our instrumentis
completely calibrated.
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Appendix A
Manual Changes
Appendix Acon
tains Man
ual Changes and pro
vides information for
using this man
ual with an 4284A manufactured before the prin
ting
date of the man
ual.
Appendix B
Error and W
arning
Messages
Appendix Blists the 4284A's error and w
arning messages with brief
descriptions and solutions and the system messages.
Appendix C
Initial Settings and
System Memory
Appendix Clists the 4284A's initial settings and functions whose
status is stored in in
ternal system memory
.
Appendix D
Correction Data
Appendix Dpro
vides information about the relationship bet
w
een the
test frequency and the correction data.
Appendix E
Write Protection
Appendix Epro
vides the pro cedure for write protecting all of the
stored data in the 4284A's memory card and in
ternal EEPR
OM
memory
.
Appendix F
T
est Frequency P
oints
Appendix Flists all a
v
ailable test frequency poin
ts from 1kHz to 1
MHz.
Appendix G
Transient States
Caused b
y
Measurement Condition
Changes
Appendix Gdescrib es the measuremen
tcondition c
hanges whic
h
cause the transien
tstates, and lists the dela
ytimes required for
v
arious transien
tstates.
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Computer Computer font is used for on-screen prompts
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HARDKEYS
5 Labeled keys on the instrumentfrontpanel
are enclosed in 45 .
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